Contradiction with Genesis 6:3
This verse suggests a lifespan of 120 years for humans, potentially contradicting the prolonged peace of 40 years mentioned in Judges 3:11 for a generation.
Genesis 6:3: And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Contradiction with Psalm 90:10
This verse describes the typical human lifespan as 70 to 80 years, shorter than the 40-year period mentioned in Judges 3:11 if interpreted as an individual lifespan.
Psalm 90:10: The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. [The days...: Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:1
There is a chronological ambiguity here regarding the reign duration of Saul, reflecting similar chronological uncertainties as in the 40 years of peace noted in Judges 3:11.
1 Samuel 13:1: Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, [reigned one...: Heb. the son of one year in his reigning]
Contradiction with Ezekiel 4:6
This verse uses a symbolic number of days to represent years, which can conflict with a literal interpretation of the 40 years in Judges 3:11.
Ezekiel 4:6: And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year. [each...: Heb. a day for a year, a day for a year]